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Mississippi River deemed most endangered river in U.S., conservation group says
A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the ...
Corps of Engineers activates second phase of high-water plan for Mississippi River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has activated the second phase of its flood fight plan for the Mississippi River.
Climate Crisis 247 on MSN15h
On Earth Day, The Mississippi River Is At The Top Of The Most Endangered River List
Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, highlights the growing threat to the Mississippi River, recently ...
The Advocate16h
Rising Mississippi River triggers increased precautions in New Orleans, Baton Rouge
The Corps of Engineers ran a test of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday in preparation for the possibility it will have to ...
The Advocate1d
With Mississippi River rising, Bonnet Carré Spillway is tested in case LA needs flood protection
The Corps has not yet announced whether the agency will open the spillway, and says they are monitoring the forecast before ...
InForum1d
Conservation group names Mississippi ‘most endangered’ river in US
American Rivers says the Mississippi faces many threats, including increased flooding and inadequate disaster prevention and ...
New Orleans CityBusiness1d
‘A living laboratory:’ An accidental delta taught Louisiana scientists how to rebuild wetlands
Researchers at Louisiana State University’s Coastal Systems Ecology Lab, led by wetland scientist and professor Robert ...
Mississippi named US' most endangered river as flooding grows, Trump calls for killing FEMA
Trump's call to abolish FEMA as Mississippi sees more frequent, extreme flooding, prompts group to name river the nation's most endangered waterway.
The Lens5d
Delta duck hunting offers conservation solutions, but the ducks are disappearing
Arkansas has no state laws specifically for wetland protection, leading conservationists to depend on funds raised by duck ...
Conservation group names Mississippi River ‘most endangered,’ cites proposed FEMA cuts
American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, said the Mississippi River in recent years has faced “increasingly ...
USA Today7d
Mississippi River named most endangered in U.S. Why water quality is not the issue.
More: Extreme rainfall and historic floods are transforming life in the vast Mississippi River basin. The challenge ... for ...
NOLA.com18d
State pauses work on Louisiana's biggest-ever coastal project. 'You just can't afford it.'
Map of the Mid-Barataria sediment diversion ... cubic feet per second of water and sediment from the Mississippi River into the Barataria Basin to rebuild lost wetlands. It was projected to ...